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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 7:14 AM

I'm glad I'm not doing the filling and sanding on this kit. It looks like there will be a fair bit to be done. It's not the worst kit for fit ever, but I'm guessing it will need a bit of work to get it looking right.

-Daniel

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 3:25 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Good to see it's on the move again, Oh yeah Darren feel free to do all the filling and sanding mate cause i don't like doing it

You'll be asking him to finish it next Wink [;)]

Daniel Don't worry about taking your time, it'll take me months to get anything done!

Sorry I haven't been around much the lately guys, I had a complete Dilbert week at work last week, and spent the weekend ripping rotten flooring out of the bathroom.

And who says the fun never ends?

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 2:02 AM

Good to see it's on the move again, Oh yeah Darren feel free to do all the filling and sanding mate cause i don't like doing it Thumbs Up [tup]

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Sunday, July 3, 2005 7:11 AM

I actually got around to finishing mu bit of the build tonight. I haven't glued the fuselage together, just taped it so the pit would be safer. I'll let Darren take care of all the assembly parts (and probably all the filling and sanding...... Big Smile [:D]

). It'll go in the post tommorrow, so Darren should get it around Wednesday or Thursday.

-Daniel

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, July 3, 2005 7:07 AM

No probs mate!
Great pit, done yourself proud Approve [^]

QUOTE:
Sorry about being so slow, but hopefully I can get it done soon.

Thats the cool part about this build, no rush!!

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Saturday, July 2, 2005 11:36 PM

It's still sitting on my workbench. I finally got around to giving it a flat coat yesterday, so hopefully I should have the fuselage together by tommorrow or Tuesday. Then it'll be off to Darren. Sorry about being so slow, but hopefully I can get it done soon.

BTW, thanks for the kind words Sean (even if it was a week ago) Thumbs Up [tup]

.

-Daniel

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, July 2, 2005 10:07 PM

So, where is our little kit at these days???

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Monday, June 27, 2005 1:41 AM

Pit looks great Daniel!

Has anyone sent an enquiry to Guiness????

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Monday, June 27, 2005 12:59 AM

Thanks Darren (and thanks to Jay and Karl who I forgot to thank earlier).

-Daniel

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, June 27, 2005 12:35 AM

Wow the cockpit looks great Daniel, nice job!!!

Tom OK instructions received, I'll make sure I take some pics and keep receipts etc.

Cheers
Darren

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Sunday, June 26, 2005 9:56 PM

I'll see what I can do about some pics to throw in with the kit when I send it to Darren. Might have to wait a few extra days before I mail it to him though. Which works out well, because I didn't get any work done on it on the weekend. I will finish it one day.......

-Daniel

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, June 26, 2005 8:05 PM

Fram what I read we actually have to do the deed first THEN apply to them.. which is why I propsed pasting signs by the city limits sign with the kit in hand... and receipts from the post office etc... also I recommend pics of the build at each place, preferrably with a pic of us working on it...

It would be our big "war story" haha... something to tell the kids when they need to be impressed!!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:32 AM

Daniel Great looking pit., way better than I could have achieved.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Friday, June 24, 2005 11:00 AM

Looking good boys. Keep up the good work. Interesting idea on the Guiness record.

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:48 PM

Thanks Dave and Tom;

I'll finish it all up this weekend, and then it resumes it's trip around the world. Next stop Darrens house in Melbourne.

-Daniel

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:37 PM

Looks great Daniel!!! Can't wait to see this thing shaping up bit by bit... especially with all the skilled hands involved! Thumbs Up [tup]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:40 AM

Alright... pictures!!! The Pit looks great. Thumbs Up [tup]

Dave

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:42 AM

Thanks mate. I appreciate it.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:25 AM

Looks great Daniel, A huge improvement over the original Thumbs Up [tup]

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:59 AM

Okay, Okay......I fianally decided it was time to take some pics of the cockpit. There's a fair few small levers and PE parts in here, so we'll find out how well they stay stuck on soon. Alot of the detail is either styrene strip, stretched sprue or spare PE parts. The rudder pedals are spares for a FW-190 and the seat back is from a 190 too. I'm pretty happy with it. I'll just give it a flat coat tommorrow and send it to Darren on Monday. I think I'll close the fuselage before I send it so everything is safer. Hope you like it so far....

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:04 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7

Sniff. My batteries were charging.

It's ok Tanky, My batteries tale 3 days to charge as well Wink [;)]

Apparently so do Pingy's...... NSW boys eh always behind to Eight Ball [8]

BTW i am a little concerned about whether or not the PE in the Pit of the Do 225 would survive the journey but if we leave off the little handles and levers and only put in the I/P and side panels it might be OK , it will all depend on how the 109 fairs up in the end Thumbs Up [tup]

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Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:03 PM

Sniff. My batteries were charging.

-Tanky

Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:56 PM

I won't argue with that Tom. I believe you.........

Now, it would seem I'm doing a tanky........ I keep saying "I'll post pics soon", but it never happens. So I'll say, pics by the weekend.......Should have something by then. Wink [;)]

-Daniel

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:37 PM

Dave - it was an honest mistake... and when I felt them crawling around.. well......

Daniel - I actually commited myself to happy acres... but that's between you and I... life on the outside was just too tough without Kremps guiding hand! Wink [;)]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:27 PM

Gees... I go away for a couple of days and you guys have degenerated into stuffing scorpions down your pants and un-zipping in public. Actually, sounds like fun but no scorpions around here and I don't think I can get too many rattle snakes down my pants.

the Do 335 Arrow sounds great as does the FSM article and Guisness record thing. We will have to experiment with our shipping technique on this first kit and then see if we think we can tackle all that PE.

Dave

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:27 AM

Got the right hand side wall finished, now just a few bits to go on the left one and I'll post some pics tommorrow.

QUOTE: now what's so wrong with that?? Besides, they lie real quiet in there in the dark, it's when I unzipped.... nevermind....

Ah.... now we know how you got put in happy acres..... got caught un-zipping in public did you? And when they found 52 scorpions in your pants they shoved you in the care of Kremps. Propeller [8-]

-Daniel

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:27 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson

Tom that's a brilliant idea, even if it doesn't work it's still a brilliant idea and it sure as heck beats seeing how many live scorpions you can stuff into your shorts in order to get in to Guiness.

Cheers
Darren

now what's so wrong with that?? Besides, they lie real quiet in there in the dark, it's when I unzipped.... nevermind.... Wink [;)]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:15 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Yeah i think thats a pretty fine idea indeed gents I'm already secretly planning the next kit to go around the world, thats of course if you fellas are up to it I would also like to submit a story with all the pics to FSM, maybe the editor will give us a couple of pages to showcase it, after all it's a new concept and it would be a great plug for the forums......

Jules we must be on the same wavelength, I was thinking of exactly the same thing.

Oh and or course I'm up for another one.

Darren

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:57 AM

Sounds like a great ide a to me.

Like the idea of anoth, though not sure about delicate PE either survibing a journey around the globe, or my work bench for that matter!

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:23 AM

We don't want to get too complicated mate. I'd definitely be up for giving it a go, but I'm a bit worried about getting it to the end in one piece. If this one works out, we'll definitely have to give another one a go. Maybe with different jobs for people next time.

Would be cool to get it into FSM though, wouldn't it?

QUOTE: You guys have any photos of the progress so far? This sounds like an interesting build!

Check back in a few days. I should have some pics of the completed cockpit up soon. Got most of the detail painting done, so I'll give it a flat coat tommorrow, then post the pics hopefully.

-Daniel

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